Student Activities
The Southern California Branch of the American Society for Microbiology offers many opportunities for undergraduate and graduate microbiology students. Here, learn more about presentation opportunities, science fairs, upcoming events, and other opportunities especially for SCASM students. Please contact Ann Grasmick for more information at ann.grasmick@gmail.com.
Student News from SCASM 74th Annual Meeting
Winners of the SCASM 74th Annual Meeting Student Poster Competition are:
James Wong, University of California Riverside, PhD Level Award
Abel Sanchez, Cal State San Bernardino, Masters Level Award
Alyssa Jimenez, San Diego State University, Undergraduate Award
Joane Kay Tiongson, Loma Linda University, Undergraduate Award
The above winners won a trip to the 2011 ASM meeting in New Orleans and will present their posters. Two of the educational grants were funded by bioMerieux, Inc. and two were funded by the SCASM chapter.
Honorable mention winners received a student membership to ASM and they were:
Narine Arabyan, Cal State Northridge
Tommy Nguyen, Loyola Marymount University
Michael Onofre, Loyola Marymount University
Jillian Drake, Fallbrook High School, won first place in the San Diego Co Science Fair and also presented her poster at the SCASM meeting. She was awarded a student membership to ASM by the SCASM chapter.
SCASM is pleased to provide a forum to support the students’ research to encourage them to pursue a career in the sciences.
Submitted by Ann Grasmick
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES


LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS
The CSUN Microbiology Students Association
California State University Northridge (CSUN) students and other interested students are welcome to participate in the Microbiology Students Association, a chartered student chapter of ASM. For more information, contact Nancy Bishop at nancy.bishop@csun.edu or Ann Grasmick at ann.grasmick@gmail.com. Also, visit MSA online.
The ASM Student Chapter at UC Riverside
For more information, visit the UC Riverside ASM Student Chapter online.
The San Diego Microbiology Group
San Diego Microbiology and Molecular Biology undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to participate in the San Diego Microbiology Group (SDMG). For more information, contact Doug Bartlett of UCSD at dbartlett@ucsd.edu or visit SDMG online.
SCIENCE FAIRS
California Science Fairs
- The Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
- The Orange County Science and Engineering Fair
- The Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair
STUDENT CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact Ann Grasmick at ann.grasmick@gmail.com for more information about student activities with SCASM, including the collegiate poster session at the Annual Meeting.
STUDENT MICRO SITES
- ASM's Education Site for Career Information and Microbiology Education
- Neal Chamberlain's Look at the Microbial World
- www.MicrobeWorld.org
- International Society for Microbial Ecology
- Maryland Branch of ASM Educational Listings
- www.MicrobeLibrary.org
Visit the Links page for more educational sites.